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UnitEightTextTheArtofPleasing—ALetterofHisSonSentences1.Ifyouarepleasedwiththecomplaisanceandattentionofotherstoyourhumors,yourtastes,oryourweaknesses,dependuponit,thesamecomplaisanceandattentiononyourparttotheirswillequallypleasethem.(L8-L12)如果别人对你的幽默、情趣或嗜好所给予的恭维和关注令你高兴，那么毫无疑问，你对他们的幽默、情趣或嗜好给予同样的恭维和关注也同样会令他们高兴。2.Theparticularcharacters,thehabits,thecantofonecompanymaygivemerittoaword,oragesture,whichwouldhavenoneatallifdivestedofthoseaccidentalcircumstances.(L44-L47)某个圈子中的人物、习惯和惯用语可能会看重某个词、某个手势，但离开了那些特定的场合，它们就可能变得毫无价值。3.Therearelittleattentions,likewise,whichareinfinitelyengaging,andwhichsensiblyaffectthatdegreeofprideandself-love,whichisinseparablefromhumannature,astheyareunquestionableproofsoftheregardandconsiderationwhichwehaveforthepersonstowhomwepaythem.(L119-L123)于细微处见关怀，同样也是极其动人的，因为它毫无疑问证明了我们对被关怀者是关心和体谅的，这种关怀明显会影响一个人自尊、自恋的程度，这也是人之常情。FurtherReadingWhyIAmAfraidofYou?—ALettertoHisFatherSentencesAsusual,Iwasunabletothinkofanyanswertoyourquestion,partlyfortheveryreasonthatIamafraidofyou,andpartlybecauseanexplanationofthegroundsforthisfearwouldmeangoingintofarmoredetailsthanIcouldevenapproximatelykeepinmindwhiletalking.(L.2)和往常一样，我无法想出回答您问题的答案，部分原因正式因为我怕您，部分原因则是因为要解释这份害怕我必须谈到太多细节，而这些细节我实在无法记得清楚。Anditischaracteristicthateventodayyoureallyonlyencouragemeinanythingwhenyouyourselfareinvolvedinit,whenwhatisatstakeisyoursenseofself-importance(L.64)即使是现在，您也仍然只在和您自己有关的事情上鼓励我，只在事情涉及到您高傲的自身感觉时才鼓励我。Butthenwhenwewentoutofthebathinghutbeforethepeople,Iwithyouholdingmyhand,alittleskeleton,unsteady,barefootontheboards,frightenedofthewater,incapableofcopyingyourswimmingstrokes,whichyou,withthebestofintentions,butactuallytomyprofoundhumiliation,alwayskeptonshowingme,thenIwasfranticwithdesperationandallmybadexperiencesinallspheresatsuchmomentsfittedmagnificentlytogether.(L.75)而当我们出了更衣室来到人们面前时，我，一个皮包骨头的小家伙，拉着您的手，摇摇晃晃地光脚站在木板上，对水充满恐惧，完全无法模仿您的泳姿。而您出于好意不断为我示范，其实这让我蒙受到深深的羞辱。那时我慌乱而绝望，种种类似的糟糕经历都涌现并融汇在一起。Thepointwas,rather,thatyoucouldnothelpalwaysandonprinciplecausingthechildsuchdisappointments,byvirtueofyourantagonisticnature,andfurtherthatthisantagonismwasceaselesslyintensifiedthroughaccumulationofitsmaterial,thatitfinallybecameamatterofestablishedhabitevenwhenforonceyouwereofthesameopinionasmyself,andthatfinallythesedisappointmentsofthechild\swerenotdisappointmentsinordinarylifebut,sincewhatitconcernedwasyourperson,whichwasthemeasureofallthings,strucktotheverycore（L.126）问题的关键在于：由于您对立的天性，您总是按照您的原则禁止不使孩子充满失望，即使在您和我意见偶尔一致时也会对立，以至于到最后，孩子的这些失望不再只是平常生活中的失望，而是让我刻骨铭心、难以忘怀的彻底失望，因为它们来自于您，而您是我衡量一切的标准。Unit9三、针对课内阅读长难句ChancesareIamalreadybiasedinfavorofapositiveanswer,wantingonlyconfirmation.(L47)有可能我们已经偏向于得到一个肯定的回答，希望得到确认。Onelikelyconsequenceofthissortofspeech-patterninawomanisthat,oftenunbeknownsttoherself,thespeakerbuildsareputationoftentativeness.(L.89)女性使用这种言语模式可能会造成这样一种结果：她无意之中所说的话往往被对方视为一种试探行为。Atagismidwaybetweenanoutrightstatementandayes-noquestion:itislessassertivethantheformer,butmoreconfidentthantthelatter.(L.33-35)附加疑问句介于完整陈述句和一般疑问句之间：它不像前者那样武断，但比后者更能体现出自信。Oneseldomhearsamanpasttheageofadolescencereferredtoasaboy,saveinexpressionslike“goingoutwiththeboys”,whicharemeanttosuggestanairofadolescentfrivolityandirresponsibility.(L.187)你很少听到一个已过青春期的男子被称为男孩，除非在像“和男孩子出去”这样的短语中，它流露出一种少年轻浮和不负责任的腔调。ItisonethingtobeanoldmasterlikeHansHolbein,andquiteanothertobeanoldmistress.(L233)当象霍尔拜这样的大画师是一回事，而做旧情人是另外一个意思。三、针对课后阅读长难句1.Thus，euphemismsareoutwardandvisiblesignsofourinwardanxieties,conflicts,fearsandshames.(Line33-34)因此，委婉语是我们内心焦虑、矛盾、恐惧和羞愧所外在表现出来的看得见的声音。2.Thecommonmotivationseemstobeaconfusionbetweenthenamesofthingsandthingsthemselves:Thenameisviewedasanextensionofthething.(Lin81-83)这种做法的普遍动机是为了混淆事物名称和事物本身：名称被视为事物的延伸。3.Itistheessentiallyduplicitousnatureofeuphemismsthatmakesthemsoattractivetothosepeopleandinstitutionswhohavesomethingtohide.(Line160-163)正是由于委婉语的二重特性使得它受那些人和机构的欢迎。4.Itisatthispoint,whenspeakersandwritersseeknotsomuchtoavoidoffenseastodeceive,thatwepassintotheuniverseofdishonesteuphemisms.(Line166-168)正是在演讲者和写作者寻求在避免使用攻击性词语方面比在弄虚作假方面花的时间要少时，我们进入了狡猾的委婉语世界。Unit10三、课内阅读长难句Soisthevoluntarysurrenderofprivacy…innerselves.(L2)从愿意向外界展示自己内心世界的男男女女的数量来看，主动兜售自己的隐私在美国同样十分盛行，也同样大有市场。Strangersinthenextseatontrainsandplanesareseldomgiventovowsofsilence,andcertainlytheairlinepilotisnomantoleavehispassengerstotheirthoughts.（Line39）在火车上、飞机上，邻座的乘客难得让人享有片刻的安宁，而飞机上的驾驶员也远非是听任乘客们沉思默想之辈.Perhapsthesnooping..andtenacitywillpermit.(L176)也许是媒体那种尽可能大胆和不达目的，誓不罢休的杂志报道助长了这种窥探的本性。Thedeclineof…publicrelationsconsultant.（L197）隐私的丧失正逢“公共关系顾问”——这一引导美国现代生活的高级职业的崛起——这绝非巧合。Nowthetaskisnotsomuchtoshineanimagethathastarnishedastocreateonewherenoneexistedbefore.(L205)与其说他们要让黯淡的形象重新大放异彩，还不如说他们是在塑造一个以前从未有过的形象。四、针对此话题的讨论及活动题目（新话题，即不在topicfordiscussion部分的）Whatdoyouthinkabout“人肉搜索”？（massmanpowersearch）Howtoprotectourselvesfromtheinvasionofprivacy?Listyourexperiencesofprivacybeinginvaded.Tellusyourfeelings.二、课后阅读长难句1.Afterall,inordertosatisfy“thepeople’srighttoknow’-thebasiccredoofourcalling-areporterhastobeuncommonlyresourceful,daringlyinventive.（L13）毕竟，为了满足人们的知情权——这是我们记者职业的基本信